Analog capture card?

[Video International]

Gary,

The models below support the kind of plugs (component) and mikes (XLR) 
used on BetaCam and other industrial equipment. The Canopus mentioned 
below is $1499. The Promax is $1795.

Charles McConothy, president of ProMax and former list member here, 
used to talk highly of the prosumer ADVC-100 ($299), if that's what you 
might be considering. But it just supports composite (regular RCA) 
plugs, SVHS, Hi8, and DV (firewire). It's small, portable, and would be 
easy to swipe if you ever quit your job ;-)

If you wanna go even cheaper, there's also the non-portable internal 
model:
<http://www.canopus.com/US/products/advc-50/pt_advc-50.asp>

Now you know everything :-)

Rick


> If this is going to be a pro setup, why not get a pro converter?  Sure,
> Canopus makes a good "prosumer" analog-DV converter in the ADVC-100,
> but they also make a "pro" converter as well, with component video I/O
> -- the ADVC-500:
>
> http://www.canopus.com/US/products/ADVC-500/pm_advc-500.asp
>
> Or, one of the best pro DV converters -- the ProMax DA-MAX+ (w/10-bit
> capture):
>
> http://www.promax.com/Products/Detail/27012